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Originally Posted by flashphoto
And what I'm going to complain about is the same old song most of us posters sing.
Why the hell don't people respond to let us know whether they like what we're doing or not?
So far, I have posted 55 different times. (Usually every week). In that time, I have received 65 responses. In that same length of time, 55,403 people have viewed my pictures. That's an average of just over 1000 viewings per posting.... less than 2 people in 1000 are bothering to let us know what you think.
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I guess I'm gonna come out on the wrong side of this one. In the last year of his life, I came to this site, and got the photos which helped to cheer my husband up a little, as his cancer spread, and his body weakened.
I used to hate it when some asshole posted 75 identical messages,
"Thx 4 pix"
or something equally lame.
I like looking at the female form, so now that he's gone, I still hang out here a bit. Trolls who post a spate of one-liners should be shot! The simple fact that a thousand people look at your posts oughta tell you enough. You can also see how many people downloaded them; the simple act of downloading them is tantamount to a thank you!
The best authors I know, the ones who get thousands and thousands of reads, may get a few dozen messages from their readers. I don't write as well as those who I consider amongst the best, so my ratio of reads to comments is not as high as the good writers get. I'm happy to get the reads, and I like the messages, but I don't obsess about not hearing from more of the readers of my stories.
I've been hanging around here for about three years or so, I think. I've seen a lot of the photos, but surely not to the extent many of you guys have. I've probably posted a few dozen comments, very few of which have been simple "thanks for posting."
You don't want hundreds of simply "thanks" messages. Please don't ask for what you won't want others get.
The way I look at it, if one doesn't have something to ADD to the thread, either text or more photos, one shouldn't make the thread longer, and force hundreds or thousands of people to download and search threads, looking for the new stuff, only to find out it isn't new stuff, but just a one liner saying what everybody thinks.
Simple thank you messages, which don't add value to the thread, should be SENT PRIVATELY, so the one who deserves the thank you will be the only one burdened by the thank you process.
I apologize for posting what is probably the minority opinion, but I think I needed to voice it.
Roxanne